That describes Aimee Copeland, a beautiful young woman who lost both hands, two feet, and one leg as a result of an attack of so-called flesh-eating bacteria (necrotizing fasciitis) after a zipline accident: Copeland looks forward to her career of … Continue reading →
What have I been doing lately besides contemplating Robert Frost and deploring Donald Trump? Well, yesterday I had a previously-unscheduled sojourn at the eye doctor’s. First, I’ll tell you the ending: I’m okay. But what preceded it was no small … Continue reading →
…of your towel. First there was the toothbrush as an object of fear and trembling. Now this.
Continue reading →Commenter “Ann” has helpfully provided this link that corroborates the story I had reported yesterday about Terence Crutcher, one that’s gotten surprisingly little attention—the fact that he had one fake eye. And it adds another surprise: “One thing that people … Continue reading →
In reports on the Crutcher case, I couldn’t help but notice a certain detail I haven’t seen anyone else remarking on, which is that some of Betty Shelby”s distrust of Terence Crutcher appears to have been based on his lack … Continue reading →
Here’s a poignant piece about what it’s like to have a handicapped parking sticker and a bona fide disability and yet look rather normal: Just as I closed my car door and stuck my key in the ignition, a loud … Continue reading →
Only the shadow knows. This campaign season continues in the “interesting—perhaps too interesting” vein. Each of the candidates is lucky that his/her opponent is the other one. Each is shifty and untrustworthy, although in somewhat different ways. They both have … Continue reading →
I can’t say I ever expected to be writing a post in 2016 defending Paul Tsongas. But here it is. Tsongas was one of the very few politicians I’ve ever really liked. Here’s a post I wrote about him in … Continue reading →
First, let’s talk about pneumonia itself: it doesn’t necessarily mean a person is old and/or otherwise sickly. For example, my son had it in his teens, and gave it to his father and me, and we were all pretty sick … Continue reading →
Apparently we have the ability to completely eliminate that very common pest, the mosquito, through genetic engineering: Powerful new gene-editing technologies could allow scientists to program mosquito populations to gradually shrink and die off. Some efforts have gained enough momentum … Continue reading →
This old question has been in the news again recently because of the publication of a massive study on the subject that’s just been published, written by two Johns Hopkins affiliated professors, Laurence Mayer and Paul McHugh, that says there’s … Continue reading →
In a recent thread on gymnastics, commenter “CV” recommended watching this astounding video. I can’t seem to figure out how to find the embed code, so you’ll have to go there in order to watch it. It’s well worth the … Continue reading →